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When a line nosedives 6.5 points, as this one has, the ?value? bells start ringing. One thing you can say about Baylor coach Scott Drew, he navigates well through the NIT. In 2009, the Bears reached the championship game. Four years later, they went one step further, winning it all. Wagner faced just one comparable opponent all year -- and got drilled by Missouri by 44 points. Size matters, and the Bears tower over the Seahawks.

I usually look for reasons to support a No. 8 seed against the No. 1 in the NIT. This is because, generally speaking, the higher the seed in the NIT, the less they want to be there. But I'm making an exception Wednesday when Wagner visits Baylor. This is simply because whenever the Seahawks have stepped outside their weight class this year, it has been ugly. They lost to Missouri, Seton Hall and Dayton by an average of 26 points and are coming off a 10-point loss to Long Island in the Northeast title game. if the Bears show up, they should take care of this number.